Ester Elizabeth Ford

Female9 June 1829–15 December 1907

Brief Life History of Ester Elizabeth

When Ester Elizabeth Ford was born on 9 June 1829, in Columbus, Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, her father, Johnathan Ford, was 28 and her mother, Rachael Robertson, was 23. She married Warham Eugene Whedon on 5 April 1846, in Marion, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and San Juan Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States in 1860. She died on 15 December 1907, in Soquel, Santa Cruz, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Soquel, Santa Cruz, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Warham Eugene Whedon
1823–1861
Ester Elizabeth Ford
1829–1907
Marriage: 5 April 1846
Maria Jane Whedon
1849–
Lucien Whedon
1851–
Lucien Eugene Wheden
1852–1854
Warham Edwin Wheaton
1855–1922
Emma Wheaton
1857–
Elizabeth E Wheaton
1859–
Eva A. Wheaton
1862–1950

Sources (18)

  • Hester E Wheaton in household of Warahm Wheaton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elizabeth Nidever, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Elizabeth Adams, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 April 1846Marion, Missouri, United States

    • Children (7)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 1

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

    Age 7

    The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.

    1850

    Age 21

    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).

    Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).

    Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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